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Me too. I know we don’t have a lot of money or even a whole lot of fabric, but… there’s gotta be something we can do, right?

[ Anything would help, she thinks. ]

Indeed. If we can at least get them to shelter, that may help somewhat with the cold.

[Though having enough food to go around for our own group is going to be a struggle, let alone for anyone else...]

[ A nod. ]

Shelter… I think… I think that can be enough while we figure out what to do for ourselves too.

Precisely. Let's see if they're injured first.

[So off we go to check on those people we passed - how are they looking? Are they injured? Are they able to chat with us? Ideally we'd like to move them to shelter somewhere to help warm them up, if possible.]

[ Some people are injured, yeah. Some of the wounds look fresh, others look like they've been hurt for at least a day or so without treatment. One of them weakly looks up at the three of them – ]

Please...don't hurt me...

[ Aerith bends down a little bit, careful as she does. ]

We’re not going to. We were actually wondering if we could help you get to some shelter.

[ And potentially treat those wounds—would healing work on them here, she wonders. ]

[Fray kneels down beside them, lowering his voice to something almost approaching gentle.]

She's right, we're not here to hurt you. Hold still; I'll heal your injuries.

[And with that, he's going to try to cast a Diarama to help with those wounds.]

[ Healing does, indeed, seem to work here! This is a Palace, after all! The person being tended to will not have their wounds completely healed, but they are at least feeling better enough to have a chat with Fray and Aerith. ]

T-thank you...thank you...

No need to thank us.

[ With a soft smile, she’ll cast Media, light healing for a good number of them. ]

Do you need some help walking?

[For those we have lost. For those we can yet save.]

I can carry you, if needed.

[But looking around at these poor people...]

What happened here?

A-ah. Yes, please.

[ And when Aerith does help them up, they will give her a small, thankful smile.

To Fray... ]

I-I was attacked by bandits a day or so ago. They took everything I had. There was a young boy who tried to take from me a few days ago as well, but that didn't hurt nearly as much. I know he lives here, too...

[ She isn't very strong, but she'll do what she can to support the ones who need it. ]

A young boy, huh? What'd he look like?

[Aerith asked the question he wanted to, so he's just going to continue hovering in case they need another hand. He has his suspicions, but...]

Short, apricot-colored hair...blue eyes.

[ ... ]

Are you going to hunt him down?

[ Well doesn't that sound familiar! Aerith glances at Fray, figuring she'll let him handle this one. ]

[Boy, it sure does...]

We do intend to find him, but we aren't going to "hunt" him down. We want to make sure he won't hurt anyone else.

[His tone still isn't properly gentle, but it's not a harsh statement at all.]

I see...

[ They nod. ]

Thank you. He's not the only one who does it – others do because they have to, like he does. I've seen it happen quite a bit... I just happened to be unlucky.

[ In either case, though, you have gone out of your way to help. -- will remember this. ]

[ Unlucky, huh. She knows what that's like, so all she can do is offer a sympathetic smile. ]

Sometimes we have to do things we don't like doing to survive.

[ But they're at the shelter now, so she'll help them settle in. ]

[Her hand goes briefly to the rabbit hair clip she wears as the man reveals what they had all already guessed.]

...We'll find him and see what all this is about.

[The palace itself, that is, not that this man would know.]

We'll do what we can, for as many people as we can.

[It's a promise. Even if this is merely someone's palace, it's important to help people - like the palace owner himself, whenever we find him.]

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